Research Assistant applicants have rated the interview process at Harvard University with 2.4 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 78% positive. To compare, the company-average is 67.1% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Research Assistant roles take an average of 32 days to get hired, when considering 37 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at Harvard University overall takes an average of 35 days.
Common stages of the interview process at Harvard University as a Research Assistant according to 37 Glassdoor interviews include:
Phone interview: 26%
One on one interview: 26%
Background check: 17%
Group panel interview: 12%
Skills test: 7%
Presentation: 5%
Other: 5%
Drug test: 2%
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I applied online. The process took 2 weeks. I interviewed at Harvard University
Interview
Contacted by email first and then a phone interview with the potential advisor that you would like to work with. Bascialy, if you receive the phone call, it means that the advisor is very interested in you. So you do not need to be too nervous. Just refresh the projects that you have done and papers that you have published.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Talk about your previous research and project experience in detail. Basic questions about the course works.
I interviewed at Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
Interview
It was fairly standard, a virtual meeting was scheduled and I was asked to introduce myself and my research after which he told me a bit about his own. There were no oddball questions or particularly difficult ones.
Submitted application and was invited for an interview the next day. One video call interview, more like a conversation with two members of the lab. Both were very friendly and interview was enjoyable.
I interviewed at Harvard University (Cambridge, MA)
Interview
Pretty simple interview process; you meet a PI, find a grad student, and then decide on hours and if there are projects you'd be a good fit to work on.